Photo: ©. Ralph Nashawaty
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Mark Henley, Integrity: Structural and otherwise, 2010 (Mirror, timber and plastic)
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ISTANBUL, TURKEY -
Henley’s practice engages commonly found objects to create assemblages or bricolage. For Uncertainty: Istanbul he employs the reflectivity of mirror to create an illusionary effect for a series of ‘half’ objects. The reflection completes the symmtery of the ornate plastic forms where the other half does not literally exist, yet the Simit masa’s (Pretzel street vendor table) mirrored visual aligns with a second table beneath creating an unnerving sense of illusion. Integrity: Structural and otherwise, highlights Henley’s predisposition to the use of ubiquitous objects from local surroundings to prompt a re-questioning of their latent values.
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Mark Henley is an Artist / Facilitator currently living in Istanbul and co-founder of The Russian Frost Farmers.
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View details of the public art project here.
